Lab/Discussion 4: Nutrition & Disease Prevention

I. Attendance – Cards II. Goals Analyze your diet by using the DA Plus system on

computer at your station. You'll compare this output with what you get from the USDA Supertracker website: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/default.aspx

III. E-mail .pdfs to Yourself Before You Leave A. For DA Plus 1. Profile DRI Goals 2. Intake vs. Goals (bar graph) 3. MyPyramid Analysis B. For SuperTracker (My Reports) 1. Food Groups & Calories 2. Nutrients 3. Meal Summary (or Food Details) IV. Analyze Disease Prevention Effectiveness ... Along with your .doc report, send 6 .pdf attachments to

alakuni3@uoregon.edu or conoro@uoregon.edu NB: 10 am A-L + 2 pm Anna 10 am M-Z + 12 n Conor

Supertracker is accessible on-line, so you can work on at home at a later date!

DA+ only accessible today on our lab computers! So check .pdfs thoroughly before & after e-mailing!

Diet Analysis Plus System is on

your lab computer. If not already

open, look for the DA Plus green

icon on the desktop or within the

Applications folder.

DA

Profile DRI Goals: What You Need

Intake vs. Goals: What You Got

My Pyramid Analysis: How This Compares to the

Food Guidance System

Food List is Helpful, Too!

...

IV. Analyze Disease Prevention Effectiveness of Your Diet A. See American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

Learn About the Foods that Fight Cancer

http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/

B. See American Heart Association (AHA). Healthy Lifestyle,

Diet & Nutrition, Diet & Lifestyle Recommendations http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Nutrition-

Center_UCM_001188_SubHomePage.jsp

C. See Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/

D. See HHS Dietary Guidelines for Americans

http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/nutrition-and-physical-activity

E. See DASH & OmniHeart diets

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/dash_brief.pdf

http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/cover_-_what_should_i_eat.pdf

F. Count # of preventative foods in the diet you analyzed

that are listed on the above websites.

G. Make modifications for a lifetime!!